Africa - Coffee Substitutes Containing Coffee - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends

Market forecast to grow to 233K tons and $860M by 2035 despite a recent slowdown Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Egypt lead in both consumption and production Uganda, Kenya, and Cote d'Ivoire have the highest per capita consumption rates Namibia is the largest importer by volume, while South Africa's exports command the highest price Intra-African trade is modest, with exports from Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa dominating.

The countries with the highest volumes of consumption in 2024 were Ethiopia (26K tons), Democratic Republic of the Congo (21K tons) and Egypt (20K tons), together accounting for 34% of total consumption. Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon lagged somewhat behind, together accounting for a further 35%. 

Imports 

Africa's Imports of Coffee Substitutes Containing Coffee In 2024, the amount of coffee substitutes containing coffee imported in Africa expanded to 3K tons, picking up by 2.7% against the previous year's figure. Overall, imports, however, continue to indicate a noticeable decline. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2014 with an increase of 185%. As a result, imports attained the peak of 14K tons. From 2015 to 2024, the growth of imports remained at a somewhat lower figure.

Exports 

Africa's Exports of Coffee Substitutes Containing Coffee 

In 2024, after three years of decline, there was significant growth in overseas shipments of coffee substitutes containing coffee, when their volume increased by 20% to 5.7K tons. In general, exports showed a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2014 when exports increased by 132%. Over the period under review, the exports reached the maximum at 15K tons in 2015; however, from 2016 to 2024, the exports failed to regain momentum.